McIlroy shoots career-low 61 to lead in Charlotte


  • Golf
  • Sunday, 17 May 2015

May 16, 2015; Charlotte, NC, USA; Rory McIlroy acknowledges the crowd after setting a new course record 61 and hitting four birdies in a row during third round play at Quail Hollow Club. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy shot his lowest score as a professional, a course-record 11-under-par 61, to charge into the lead after the third round at the Wells Fargo Championship on Saturday.

The Northern Irishman used an astonishing display of long driving to overpower Quail Hollow, and struck a series of towering iron shots that honed in on the pins to set up 11 birdies.

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